Platform & Dev Sec Ops Lead

Platform & Dev Sec Ops Lead

£52,000 - £62,000

Any Frazer-Nash office location with flexible hybrid working between office, client sites and home.

16th September 2026

At Frazer-Nash, we empower endeavour for meaningful results. Our Digital & AI team delivers innovative digital, data and AI solutions that support complex programmes in regulated and assurance-led environments. We are seeking an experienced Platform Dev Sec Ops Lead to oversee the development and continuous improvement of our Digital Engineering Environment and Dev Sec Ops capability.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in enabling secure, scalable and high-quality digital delivery across the organisation. You will work closely with architects, engineers, security specialists and delivery teams to implement best practices, establish technical standards and ensure our platforms support efficient and compliant software delivery.

• Operating the operation, development and improvement of digital engineering platforms and environments.
• Implementing and supporting Dev Sec Ops practices across CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code and automation tooling.
• Designing and maintaining secure engineering environments, release controls and quality assurance processes.
• Working with architecture and security teams to translate technical standards and guardrails into practical engineering solutions.
• Managing platform risks, dependencies, constraints and improvement initiatives.
• Supporting cloud security, secrets management, environment segregation and automated assurance controls.
• Developing reusable tooling, templates and engineering standards that improve consistency across delivery teams.
• Supporting governance, audit, assurance and accreditation activities through the provision of technical evidence and documentation.
• Coaching and supporting engineers and delivery teams in the adoption of Dev Sec Ops best practice.
• Providing technical recommendations and advice on delivery, security, resilience, performance and cost trade-offs.

• Significant experience operating and managing digital engineering platforms within regulated environments.
• Solid Dev Sec Ops  skills, including CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, automation and cloud security.
• Experience enabling multiple delivery teams through shared engineering platforms, tooling and standards.
• Comprehensive knowledge of governance, assurance, audit, and accreditation requirements.
• Experience implementing secure software delivery practices and engineering controls.
• Knowledge of platform engineering principles and modern software delivery approaches.
• Ability to identify and manage technical risks, dependencies and constraints.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience producing technical documentation and assurance evidence for governance purposes.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• The following additional requirements are advantageous:
• Experience working within highly regulated sectors such as defence, nuclear, energy, transport or government.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platforms and associated security services.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform or Bicep.
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) practices.
• Experience supporting security accreditation and compliance activities.
• Familiarity with monitoring, observability and platform performance management tools.
• Experience developing platform engineering roadmaps and improvement strategies.
• Experience mentoring engineers and promoting Dev Sec Ops best practice across teams.
• Relevant cloud, security or Dev Ops certifications.

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

• Happy To Talk Flexible Working
• Competitive salary
• 25 days' holiday entitlement
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development
• Life Assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Support in attaining professional membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Share purchase scheme
• Season rail ticket loan